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Climate campaigner ejected from Labour event sponsored by Drax power plant firm

Well done to the climate campaigners at Labour Party Conference for highlighting the problems of Drax and using biomass to…

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Single use plastics to be banned in Wales – but trouble lies ahead

By Sean Thompson On 20 September, the Welsh Government introduced the snappily titled Environmental Protection (Single-use Plastic Products) (Wales) Bill…

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How to stop cities and companies causing planetary harm

From Nature Researchers must help to define science-based targets for water, nutrients, carbon emissions and more to avoid cascading effects…

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Nuclear Subs and Rolls Royce’s Silver Bullet

Politicians everywhere seem to boundlessly attracted to hubristic grand projects, from the Pompidou Centre to HS2, and Boris Johnson seems…

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XR Zero Waste criticises finance proposal for Edmonton EFW facility

The website Resource reports on XR Zero Waste’s criticism of the finance arrangements for the Edmonton incinerator. 21 April 2022…

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Stop the Edmonton Incinerator rebuild- Fundraiser

Support the campaign against the Edmonton incinerator’s crowdfunder Stop the Edmonton incinerator now (StEIN) have engaged solicitors to mount a…

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Chile’s Atacama Desert: Where Fast Fashion Goes to Die

A shocking article from Eco Watch. Tiffany Duong Nov 15, 2021 11:00AM EST View of used clothes discarded in the…

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The Great Plastic Bag Myth

Sean Thompson skewers a few myths…. Among the mass of fake news stories promoted variously by right wing cranks, cynical…

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After the revolution- will more growth be a must?

A festive treat for all our readers… This fascinating article by Red Green Labour supporter Sean Thompson dates way back…

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Waste prevention and recycling, not incineration

Produced in response to the Edmonton incinerator this four point plan, from XR Zero Waste, outlines a set of measures…